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LL/6584
Francis Frith
1858
The Mosque of the Emir al Aqmar, Cairo

Albumen print
29 1/8 x 21 1/8
 
Santa Barbara Museum of Art
© 1998 Santa Barbara Museum of Art, Gift of Jane and Michael G. Wilson (1993.73.14)
 
PLEASE NOTE:
 
The title of this photograph may be incorrect and it should be The Mosque Complex of the Emir Akhur (1503/04)
 
In the book by Caroline Williams (1999) Islamic Monuments in Cairo: A Practical Guide, Fourth Edition (American University in Cairo Press) it says:
 
"This mosque complex belongs to Qanibay al-Sayfi, also known as al-Rammah ('the lancer'), who was Amir Akhur Kabir, or grand master of the horse, during the reign of Sultan al-Ghuri …" (p.73)
 
It is located opposite Sultan Hassan mosque near the Citadel in Cairo.
 
[The correction is courtesy of Ms Shereen El-Mitainy]
 
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